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How to make a European skull mount
Postman:
Great thread, O.O. - as soon as I master the FIRST first step,( getting a decent buck ;D) I can't wait to try. The hooked utility looks like a great way to open up a deer for dressing - like a wyoming knife. Anybody ever try this?
gstoneberg:
Absolutely, we've been opening up deer and hogs with a folding boxcutter with the shingle blade for the last year or so. The only danger is that the curved blade is pretty pointed. A true Wyoming knife is blunt. Nothing is better than the shingle cutting blade for liberating the leg tendons on a deer. Just did four of them yesterday. It was also the first time I quartered a deer without field dressing it. That worked great too, even got the tenderloins. Now we keep 2 boxcutters next to the skinning frame all the time. My nice Kershaw rarely comes out of the backpack.
George
Postman:
Cool - gotta gift card for the Hdepot. Now i know what to get ;D
osage outlaw:
I am going to buy one of those flip open pocket knifes that hold a utility blade. I think that would work even better than the standard utility knife. The hook blades stay sharp. I have skinned 2 heads and cut open almost 100 deer legs with it and it is still sharp. I still have the other side of the blade to use. Hopefully this weekend I will get it mounted to a plaque. I will post pictures if I do.
osage outlaw:
I have made a little money doing some mounts for some coworkers. I decided to invest a little of it in some new equipment. I bought the folding utility knife at Lowes. I wanted to buy a slow cooker big enough to fit a deer head in, but couldn't find one. I picked up a double burner hot plate and a stock pot. Now it will be much easier to cook the skulls. I can set it up in the garage and let it cook. I won't have to check it every 15 minutes like I do with the fire. I won't have to put up with the bad weather now either, and, I can use the hot plate when I sinew a bow.
Here is my mount and my buddy's that I did for him. He killed a really nice buck.
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